Education Program Beneficiaries Prepared by the National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics January 2014
Current VA Education Programs The Post-9/11 GI Bill - Chapter 33, sections 3301-3324, of Title 38, U.S. Code: Is a new educational assistance program, effective August 1, 2009, which provides financial support for education and housing to individuals with at least 90 days of aggregate service on or after September 11, 2001, or individuals discharged with a service-connected disability after 30 days. Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty Educational Assistance Program (MGIB-AD) - Chapter 30 of Title 38, U.S. Code: Provides educational assistance to persons who served on active duty in the Armed Forces. Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve Educational Assistance Program (MGIB-SR) - Chapter 1606 of Title 10, U.S. Code: Provides educational assistance to members of the Selected Reserve or the Ready Reserve of any of the reserve components of the Armed Forces. Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance (DEA): Is a monetary educational benefit under Chapter 35 of Title 38, U.S. Code, and is payable to eligible dependents and survivors of Veterans. Post-Vietnam Era Veterans Education Assistance Program (VEAP) - Chapter 32 of Title 38, U.S. Code: Is a contributory educational assistance program for Post-Vietnam Era Veterans. Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP) - Chapter 1607 of Title 10, U.S. Code: Provides educational assistance to members of the Guard and Reserves who serve on active duty in support of a contingency operation under federal authority on or after September 11, 2001. Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP): Offers 12 months of training assistance for Veterans who: (1) are at least 35 but not more than 60 years old; (2) are unemployed on the date of application; (3) received an other than dishonorable discharge; (4) are not eligible for any other VA education benefit program; (5) are not in receipt of VA compensation due to unemployability; (6)are not enrolled in a federal or state job training program. For specific eligibility requirements for all VA education programs, see http://www.gibill.va.gov/benefits/index.html
California Texas Florida Virginia Arizona Georgia Illinois North Carolina New York Pennsylvania Colorado Missouri Maryland Alabama Ohio Washington Iowa Tennessee Minnesota South Carolina West Virginia Michigan Indiana Oklahoma Wisconsin Kentucky Massachusetts Louisiana Oregon New Jersey Kansas Utah Arkansas Mississippi Hawaii Nebraska New Mexico Nevada PR Connecticutt Idaho Alaska Maine DC Montana South Dakota New Hampshire North Dakota Delaware Rhode Island Vermont Wyoming Philippines Education Program Beneficiaries by Geography, FY 2012 Twenty-three states account for 80% of VBA beneficiaries workload 1 Beneficiaries 90,000 120.0% 80,000 100.0% 70,000 60,000 80.0% 50,000 60.0% 40,000 30,000 40.0% 20,000 20.0% 10,000 0 0.0% 1 Note: State statistics may include individuals who used their education benefits in more than one state. Therefore the national totals in the Annual Benefits Report summary statistics should not be used to reflect the total number of beneficiaries during the fiscal year as these counts are calculated as the sum total of the state statistics. These beneficiaries are not unique individuals. Source: Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration, Annual Benefits Reports, 2000 to 2012.
1,000,000 Education Program Beneficiaries, FY 2000 to FY 2012 Forty-two percent increase in VBA beneficiaries workload from 2009 to 2010 due in part with the Post-9/11 GI Bill Program being fully enacted 1 Beneficiaries 900,000 800,000 700,000 600,000 42% 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 1 Note: State statistics may include individuals who used their education benefits in more than one state. Therefore the national totals in the Annual Benefits Report summary statistics should not be used to reflect the total number of beneficiaries during the fiscal year as these counts are calculated as the sum total of the state statistics. These beneficiaries are not unique individuals. Source: Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration, Annual Benefits Reports, 2000 to 2012.
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